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Henk, William A. – 1983
The specific performance characteristics of eight alternative cloze test formats were examined at the fourth and sixth grade levels. At each grade, 64 subjects were randomly assigned to one of four basic treatments (every-fifth/standard, every-fifth/cued, total random/standard, and total random/cued) and tested. Responses on each of the cloze…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Grade 6
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1982
This collection of reports, outlines, and instructions provides information on the development, content, and use of the College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST), an achievement test that measures the communication and computation skills of college students as mandated by Florida state legislation. First, a status report on the development of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Degree Requirements
De Melo, Hermes Teixeria; Dwyer, Francis M. – 1982
This study investigated the effects of (1) verbal instruction alone vs. verbal instruction complemented by simple line drawings; (2) visual testing vs. nonvisual testing; (3) verbal cueing vs. free recall on achievement; and (4) order of testing on subsequent achievement. Interactions among type of instruction, type of testing, and order of…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Research, Higher Education, Illustrations
Lamberski, Richard J. – 1982
The effect of verbal and visual (color or black/white) coding strategies in self-paced instruction and test materials in facilitating student retention on different cognitive tasks was studied. The 176 college student subjects received instruction and testing using varied combinations of color or black/white materials. Instructional materials were…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, College Students, Color, Higher Education
Milton, Ohmer – 1982
Educators are called upon to improve the quality of classroom tests to enhance the learning of content. Less faculty concern for tests than for other features of instruction, compounded by a lack of knowing how to assess different levels of learning with test questions that measure complex processes, appear to generate poor quality classroom…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Learning Activities
Hopley, Ken; And Others – 1982
The first of several planned volumes of Free Response Test Items contains geology questions developed by the Assessment and Evaluation Unit of the New South Wales Department of Education. Two additional geology volumes and biology and chemistry volumes are in preparation. The questions in this volume were written and reviewed by practicing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geology, Item Banks, Response Style (Tests)
Kingston, Neal; Turner, Nancy – 1984
This investigation examines the impact the l98l Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test Format Revision had on the stability over time of the verbal, quantitative, and analytical scores. Scores were used from the self-selected group of repeaters who took the GRE General Test twice between October 1980 and June 1982. Examinees were divided…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Multiple Regression Analysis
Mutsune, Myra Kanaidza – 1983
Until 1982, achievement in A-level biology in Kenya was measured by an examination which consisted of four papers, three measuring theory work and one measuring practical skills. In 1982, a three paper examination was developed, the first two papers measuring theory and the third paper measuring practical skills. Based on the change in the test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Correlation, Curriculum Development
Marston, Doug; Deno, Stanley – 1981
The reliability of four measures of written expression was examined (total words written, mature words, words spelled correctly, and letters in sequence). Subjects included elementary-age students in several school districts, some of whom were learning disabled. Results revealed high coefficients for test-retest reliability, parallel-form…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Formative Evaluation
Nicewander, W. Alan; And Others – 1980
Two methods of interactive, computer-assisted testing methods for multiple-choice items were compared with each other and with conventional multiple-choice tests. The interactive testing methods compared were tailored testing and the respond-until-correct (RUC) item response method. In tailored testing, examinee ability is successively estimated…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Guessing (Tests)
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Knight, Deborah Forsyth – Journal of Reading, 1985
Reviews the Curriculum Referenced Tests of Mastery that are intended to measure achievement, with the emphasis on measuring what a student has learned rather than predicting future success in school, concluding that the tests are worthy of consideration by any district. (HOD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Objectives, Language Arts, Mathematics Instruction
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Plake, Barbara S.; Ansorge, Charles J. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1984
Scores representing number of items right and self-perceptions were analyzed for a nonquantitative examination that was assembled into three forms. Multivariate ANCOVA revealed no significant effects for the cognitive measure. However, significant sex and sex x order effects were found for perceptions scores not parallel to those reported…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Scores
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Klimko, Ivan P. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1984
The influence of item arrangement on students' total test performance was investigated. Two hierarchical multiple regression analyses were used to analyze the data. The main finding within the context of this study was that item arrangements based on item difficulties did not influence achievement examination performance. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Style, College Students, Difficulty Level
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Wolk, Steve; Schildroth, Arthur – Journal of Research in Reading, 1984
Indicates that certain items in reading comprehension tests are not measuring for hearing impaired students the particular reading skill they are intended to measure. Argues for a word/idea association strategy as the explanation for this and briefly discusses its relevance for testing and educating the hearing impaired. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Hearing Impairments, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1997
Discussing the established legislation and background behind the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, this document outlines reading test specifications for third and fifth grade. It gives specifications for grades three and five on Reading Passages, Readability, Test Conditions, and Test Forms. Two sections are devoted to details for each grade…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Grade 3
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